21 January, 2026, 11:32 am Central - 30°C Clouds

We always look forward to objective assessment, contributions and objective criticism – AG

We always look forward to objective assessment, contributions and objective criticism – AG

By Naveel Krishant
26/06/2022
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Photo:Fijian Government

‘As government, we always look forward to objective assessment, objective contributions and indeed objective criticism’.

This was stated by the Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while delivering his keynote address at the Fiji Institute of Accountants 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Sayed-Khaiyum says he has never found the Fiji Institute of Accountants provide an objective assessment of the budget adding they get individual accounting firms or partners in firms making comments.

Sayed-Khaiyum further says unfortunately in Fiji people’s sense of how they can contribute and when they can contribute, and who should they criticise depends on personal relationships or things like ethnicity, who they know or who their clients are as opposed to making objective assessments as a professional.

He adds the same thing they say about lawyers in the country.

FEATURE NEWS
Usamate says this is illegal execution: Fix the FNU mess now
The logic of moving the Fiji National University to the Ministry of Strategic Planning makes sense on paper however, a "smart idea" does not give this...
21 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
FWRM calls for redrafting of National Referendum Bill Clauses 22 and 23
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is calling for the immediate redrafting of Clauses 22 and 23 of the National Referendum Bill (No.46 of 2025), ...
58 seconds ago

US to require up to US$15,000 visa bond for Fijian travellers from tomorrow
Fijians who qualify for a US business or tourist visa will be required to pay a bond of US$5,000, US$10,000 or US$15,000 before the visa is approved ...
27 minutes ago

Lautoka residents can now earn cash by recycling bottles and cans
Families and communities in Lautoka can now earn cash while helping the environment, following the launch of the Return and Earn Centre by the ...
46 minutes ago

UniFiji slams Dr Reddy’s tertiary funding comments as misguided
The University of Fiji says USP’s Dr Mahendra Reddy’s remarks on tertiary education funding shows ignorance of the role of universities in ...
3 hours ago

16 year old student and 25 year old man drown in two separate incidents
A 16 year old student and a 25 year old man have drowned in two separate incidents.The first case was reported to Korovou Police and involves a ...
3 hours ago



Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Referendum Bill risks undermining democracy - Dialogue Fiji
The National Referendum Bill risks undermining democracy by criminalising political expression, enabling state overreach and excluding young people ...
20 hours ago

Shocking move : FNU reassigned under PM
The Fiji National University is being reassigned under the Prime Minister's Office Ministerial Portfolio via the Ministry of Strategic Planning, ...
23 hours ago

Shocking move : FNU reassigned under PM
The Fiji National University is being reassigned under the Prime Minister's Office Ministerial Portfolio via the Ministry of Strategic Planning, ...
24 hours ago

TOP